94,668 ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 57% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 99,962
- 2016: 98,824
- 2021: 94,668
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bounded Locality · Section of State
Demographics & Identity in Bounded Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bounded Locality is 48, making the area far older than the national figure. This older age profile is most evident in the high number of seniors and a population that has shrank by 5.3% since 2011.
94,668
▼ -5.3%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–28: 1 area
- 28–49: 1 area
- 49–85: 0 areas
- 85–149: 1 area
- 149–260: 1 area
- 260–453: 0 areas
- 453–789: 4 areas
- 789–1,376: 2 areas
- 1,376–2,399: 1 area
- 2,399–4,182: 3 areas
- 4,182–7,292: 0 areas
- 7,292–12,713: 3 areas
- 12,713–22,166: 1 area
- 22,166–38,647: 3 areas
- 38,647–67,381: 3 areas
- 67,381–117,481: 2 areas
- 117,481–204,831: 6 areas
- 204,831–357,126: 2 areas
- 357,126–622,657: 5 areas
- 622,657–1,085,615: 2 areas
- 1,085,615–1,892,791: 2 areas
- 1,892,791–3,300,120: 1 area
- 3,300,120–5,753,827: 3 areas
All section of state areas, 2021. The marker is Bounded Locality — higher than 57% of areas.
| Bounded Locality | 94,668 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 48, which is much higher than most similar areas and 10 years older than the national figure. Overall, the population has fallen to 94,668 people, as the area lost about 5,294 residents since 2011.
48 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Older than 87% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 24.5% of the population, a figure well above the national average and among the highest for its level. This growth in older adults comes as the proportion of children under 15 has fallen to 16.8%.
24.5% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 94% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 57% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bounded Locality splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 13.4% of the community, which is higher than most other areas. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 1.7%, a little below the national figure of 3.2%.
1.7% ▲ +78.0%
Lower than 86% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 65% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bounded Locality, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bounded Locality [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS22/bounded-locality/topic/demographics-identity